Tehran’s forgotten prisoners: Youth, courage, and the long fight for Iran’s future
May 22, 2026; Dr. Sherry Tenpenny's Podcast
Two young women’s stories cut past headlines and sanctions to reveal the human cost of a regime that has silenced dissent for decades. Teenagers arrested for simply seeking truth and democracy survived torture, solitary confinement, and the repeated threat of execution. Their testimony is an urgent reminder: Iran’s struggle for freedom is neither abstract nor new — it is lived daily by men and women paying the highest price.
From curiosity to incarceration
Community Spotlight: Member Explains Urgency of DC Free Iran Rally on Lindell TV
May 18, 2026; IACNT
As our community was preparing to attend the massive Free Iran Rally in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 16, our member, Mona, appeared on Lindell TV to discuss the critical updates on the ground and explain the profound urgency driving our mobilization to the nation's capital.
During the television broadcast, she shed light on the brutal escalation of human rights abuses inside Iran, specifically addressing the clerical regime's horrific "strategy of the noose" — a desperate wave of political executions aimed at silencing a defiant society.
North Texas Iranian Americans fear for families amid Trump's threats against Iran
April 7, 2026; CBS News
Tensions are rising between the United States and Iran, as a deadline from President Donald Trump fuels concerns about potential military action.
Just hours before President Trump's deadline for Iran to accept a deal or face military consequences, Iranian Americans in North Texas feared for their relatives on the ground, saying the focus should stay on the people of Iran.
Iranian-Americans rally in downtown Dallas
February 28, 2026; Denton Record-Chronicle
More than two dozen Iranian-Americans and their supporters gathered at John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza in downtown Dallas on Saturday afternoon advocating for a democratic transition in Iran.
Homeira Hesami, a community organizer with the Iranian-American Community of North Texas (IACNT), said she had just heard the news of Ayatollah Khamenei’s death.
Local Media Coverage Highlights Community Advocacy for a Free Iran
June 27, 2025
IACNT--In recent weeks, the world has once again been reminded of the grave threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iranian regime. It is crucial to remember that it was the Iranian Resistance—the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)—that first exposed the regime’s secret nuclear activities back in 2002. Despite this early warning, Western governments failed to take decisive action, allowing the regime to continue its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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